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water cooled ref. compressor damar18 at 6:14pm 12.06.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/966 I just purchasd a used 1999 hunter 376 and find that in order to keep my ref. compressor running i h
H34 Sole Replacement rsears54 at 5:36pm 12.06.12 Big Boats 2/1085 Just removed entire sole from my 83 H34. It's pretty rotten but not too bad for 30 yrs. Getting read
2007 Catalina 26'11" wing keel seaworthiness? Chief RA at 4:04pm 12.06.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 14/6936 Still researching which trailerable boat to buy. Is this wing keel boat capable of island hopping d
Does anyone know what make this boat is? (2) dustinboater at 3:52pm 12.06.12 Ask All Sailors 13/3399 My grandfather gave me his sailboat and I do not know the make of it. Does anyone know?
V-Birth Cushion Design. geehaw at 2:52pm 12.06.12 Ask All Sailors 11/2802 I Making new cushion for the whole boat. The v-birth currently has 2 cushions running front to back
New Transducer Delema FourPoints at 2:12pm 12.06.12 Ask All Sailors 20/6827 I want to add a wind instrument, and replace my old SR Mariner knot indicator and log with a matchin
Pulling up Stakes Roger Long at 2:08pm 12.06.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 8/8434 I liked Georgetown more and more as I spent time there but the noise of the mills, the coffee ground
Warning - Don't Store Strong Cleaners Onboard Bob Camarena at 1:24pm 12.06.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1090 This is a warning to not store strong cleaners onboard, especially those containing acid. I had a j
Foredeck Paint tgupton at 12:55pm 12.06.12 Catalina 30 1/1352 I want to tape off and paint a section of the foredeck on my 83 Catalina 30 where the paint has weat
Photos of Upgrades or Updates Elysium_Van_Isl at 11:39am 12.06.12 Catalina 30 86/27831 Hi all, I know there are general forum threads out there for this topic, but didn't see anything sp
Which model is this boat? MrBill_FLL at 11:14am 12.06.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1458 is this a V222 or a V23 as listed? http://miami.craigslist.org/mdc/boa/3459652288.html hey M
Beneteau First 310 dsurrette at 9:24am 12.06.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/2252 I have a 1993 First 310. The vinyl covering in the forward and aft berth has let go. What is the bes
Water in Bilge captcoho at 9:15am 12.06.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1914 Got the boat sitting on the hard. Had gave the bilge a fresh coat of paint. Went to give it a second
fixed port installation (1) gettinthere at 8:38am 12.06.12 Ask All Sailors 14/2906 I have 4 salon portlights that need replacing. They are only fastened with adhesive. ling and faste
Hardtop rlrmystic at 4:53am 12.06.12 Mid-Size Boats 8/1506 I have an H295. Built in '95, there's a 'hardtop' for lack of a better description. Looks like I nee
Author Needs Input On C&C 38-3 bajajim at 11:17pm 12.05.12 C&C 0/3115 Hi I am Jim Elfers author of the Baja Bash and currently working on another book with a chapter on t
Clear cystals found in undersink cabinet dannykrygsman at 10:01pm 12.05.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2406 The cystals are probably Sodium Cloride (salt) because they taste like it. Is this indicative of sea
Catalina 27 New Owner (1) motobasturd at 8:43pm 12.05.12 Mid-Size Boats 4/2317 I'm a new owner of a 1981 Catalina 27, bought this past July and sailed until October. Had a blast l
Winterizing heads with ethylene glycol thinwater at 7:57pm 12.05.12 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/17890 Pre-2000 the bellow was the Jabsco recomendation. Any reason why this is not still so? (from a 200
Original Fabric (2) AndyGnaedig at 7:27pm 12.05.12 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1064 Does anyone know where to get or the name of the 1983 30' oday original cushion fabric?

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Rutgerson clutch maintenance LloydB at 8:57am 03.08.23 only took a short time to find this video and the guy says torx not hex fyi youtube.com/watch?v=xTZS
Spinnaker in top pulley-is it a concern? dlochner at 8:45am 03.08.23 Spinakers are typically flown from an external block on a mast crane, a part of the masthead from wh
gooseneck tack hook Karl240 at 8:18am 03.08.23
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 8:11am 03.08.23 GOOD QUESTION! Still too early know the results or how to answer the question. I feel good about t
In search of the driest bilge possible Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:05am 03.08.23 A dry bilge requires a bit of manual labor: A shop vac and/or a sponge and a bucket after every wee
Beneteau Oceanis 34 2012 - How to rig the foot of an asymmetrical sail sail sfbay at 8:02am 03.08.23 Welcome to the forum!! Assume you are asking about rigging the tack. Tie the tack line onto the tac
Wind instruments kappykaplan at 7:55am 03.08.23 I love being able to set the AP to "Steer to the Wind" :plus::plus::plus:
Beneteau Oceanis 34 2012 - How to rig the foot of an asymmetrical sail mdibella at 7:47am 03.08.23 https://atninc.com/atn-tacker-sailing-equipment.shtml
In search of the driest bilge possible Justin_NSA at 7:23am 03.08.23 Ours is so dry, I can hardly call it a bilge. If it's miniscule, I'd just put an absorbent sponge or
Solar q's dlochner at 7:21am 03.08.23 How well, if at all, do these handle someone accidentally stepping on them? I've also seen some exo
Newby with a ton of questions starting with block and tackle mainsail Dave Groshong at 7:01am 03.08.23 Give me a call if you'd like, I can set up a 3:1 or 4:1 block and tackle with Garhauer or Harken bl
Wind instruments Ward H at 6:53am 03.08.23
Solar q's Project_Mayhem at 6:51am 03.08.23 This is a good overview. However, you should consider that the more flexing a "flexible" panel endu
Wind instruments JBP-PA at 6:51am 03.08.23 They are fun and handy sometimes but definitely not required. I wouldn't go out and buy one by itsel
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Project_Mayhem at 6:50am 03.08.23 @Project_Mayhem I look forward to John's answer, but if I understand it correctly - he rebuilt beca
In search of the driest bilge possible Project_Mayhem at 6:47am 03.08.23 For those that aren't familiar, O'Day's are notorious for leaking as everything was sealed with sili
Solar q's Captain Larry-DH at 6:47am 03.08.23 A MPPT controller will bring 24V or more down to the range needed for 12V batteries. You can also w
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't dLj at 6:39am 03.08.23 @jssailem Now that you're nearing the end of this project, if you had to do this again, would you s
Anchors HomeyD at 6:36am 03.08.23 Thanks for back-up info. Having spent time in south central Florida I believe many of the sea beds i
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Project_Mayhem at 6:36am 03.08.23 @jssailem Now that you're nearing the end of this project, if you had to do this again, would you sw

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